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C. H. GOODYEAR CONTAINER 0;igina1 Filed March 4, 1958 INVENTOR CHHEL .5 H-G'OODYEHE Hi5 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 23, 1945 CONTAINER Charles H. Goodyear, Stockton, CaliL, assignor to Fibreboard Products Inc., San Francisco, Calif., a corporation of Delaware Original application March 4, 1938, Serial No.

Divided and this application October 4, 1940, Serial No. 359,631

8 filaims. (CL 22951) This is a division of my copending application, Serial No. 193,936, filed March 4, 1938.

My invention relates to flbreboard containers. and more particularly to improvements in a pail adapted for holding material such as ice cream.

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a container of the character described having tear strips so arranged that tearing out the strips frees the walls to allow spreading the container out fiat to expose the contents.

'Another object of my invention is to provide a container having tear strips separable from other parts, along lines of weakness so that thq tion of my invention. It is to be understood that I I do not limit myself to this disclosure of species of my invention, as I may adopt variant embodiments thereof within the scope of the claims.

, Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which my pail 'is'folded; and t Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the completed pail with one of the tear strips partially removed.

In terms of broad inclusion, my container comprises walls including opposing panels, and tear strips in the panels, whereby tearing out the strips frees the walls to allow spreading the container out fiat. The panels are preferably formed as sealing flaps foldably connected t a side wall and secured to the end walls".

In greater detail, and referring particularly to Figure 1 of the drawing, the blank from which my short of the bottom so as not to unite with tab l. which is interposed between the end wall and sealing flap. Each flap also has spaced lines or weakness H, such as perforated lines, forming a tear strip l8 extending downwardly across the flap. The upper ends of these strips are shaped to provide finger engageable portions to facilitate downward tearing of the strips.

Suitable closure flaps 19 are provided along the upper edges of the side and end walls; a locking tab it and associated receiving slit 22 being preferably provided on the side' wall flaps. Score lines 23 are preferably provided in' one of the walls to form slicing marks on the ice cream.

In opening the pail tear strips 08 are removed, and upon disengagement of locking tab 2! the walls are free to be spread out flat. It will be noted that the provision of tear strips at both ends of the pail provides means for effectively separating side wall 2 from the end walls. This not only facilitates opening the pail out flat, but alsopro- 1 vides means for neatly freeingthe walls without 1 or having to pull ftp and said last named sealing flap being ioldably connected respectively to said opposing walls,

pail is folded comprises side walls 2 and t foldably connected to opposite edges of bottom wall t by crease lines 5. End tabs l are ioldably connected along the other edges of the bottom by crease lines 8. Side w'allt carries the end walls 9 which are foldably connected along opposite edges of, the side wall by crease lines ii. By this arrangement side walls 2 and 3 may be folded up and end Walls 9 folded in to form the pail; the

said last named sealing nap overlying said iourth wall flap and having sced lines of weakness to form an intermediate tear strip and an outer fastening strip, means lor securing said last named fastening strip to said fourth wall, the

fold lines for said flaps and the said lines of wealsness extending transversely of the container ends, one of said container ends being constituted by disengageable end naps, each of said end flaps being ioldably connected to one of said walls, said end naps being disengageable following tearing of the container on said lines of weaknessby'outward ioldlns oi the lateral walls to which the same are secured.

2. A container comprising ends-and lateral walls, one of said lateral walls comprising overlapping flaps in the outer one of which are spaced lines or weakness which divide the outer and flap into an intermediate tear strip and an outer fastening strip, and means for securing the fastening strip to its underlying flap. one of said ends comprising disengageable flaps each foldably connected to a lateral wall.

3. A container comprising a bottom, a pair of opposed side walls, a second pair of opposed side walls each comprised of overlapping flaps foldably connected to the first named side walls, the outer of each pair of overlapping'flaps having spaced lines of weakness to form an intermediate tear strip and an outer fastening strip, means for securing each fastening strip to its underlying 'flap, and a closure at the top of the container comprising disengageable flaps each foldably connected to a side wall.

4. A container blank comprising a sheet of material cut and scored to form a bottom, side walls extending from opposite edges of the bottom, end walls extending from opposite edges of one of said side walls, and sealing flaps extending from opposite edges of the other side wall, each of said flaps having spaced lines of 'weakness'to form an intermediate tear strip and an outer fastening strip.

5. A container comprising opposing walls, a flap foldably connected to one of said walls to form a third wall, a sealing flap foldably connected to the other of said opposing walls and overlying the third wall, said sealing flap having spaced lines of weakness to form an intermediate tear strip and an outer fastening strip, means for securing the fastening strip to said third wall, and a disengage'able flap structure for closing an end ofthe container.

6. A container comprising opposing walls, a flap foldably connected to one of said walls to form a third wall, a sealing flap foldably connected to the other of said opposing walls and overlying the third wall, said sealing flap having spaced lines of weakness to form an intermediate tear strip and an outer fastening strip, means for securing the fastening strip to said third wall, and disengageable interlocking end flaps foldably connected to said opposing walls.

7. A container comprising a blank creased and folded to provide lateral walls, end-forming flaps formedupon corresponding ends of a pair of opposing lateral walls and provided with interlocking means for disengageably holding said flaps in end sealing relation, at least one lateral wall between said opposing walls comprising overlapping flaps-in the outer one of which arespaced lines of weakness extending throughout the length thereof substantially parallel to said ohposing walls for dividing the outer flap into an intermediate tear-out strip and an outer fastening strip, and means for securing the fastening strip to the underlying flap with an end of the tear-out strip positioned adjacent the disengageable end flaps and arranged to be ripped for tearing out the strip in a direction away from said end flaps.

8. A container comprising a blank creased and folded to provide lateral walls, end forming flaps formed upon corresponding ends of "a pair of opposing lateral walls and provided with interlocking means for disengageably holding said flaps in end sealing relation, at least one lateral wall comprising overlapping flaps in the outer one of which are spaced lines of weakness extending throughout the length thereof substantially parallel to said opposing walls for dividing the outer flap into an 'intermediate tear-out strip and an outer fastening strip, and means for securing the fastening strip to the underlying flap with an end of the tear-out strip positioned adjacent the 'dis'engageable end flaps and arranged to be gripped for tearing out the strip in a direction away from said end flaps.

CHM H. GOODYEAR. 

